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Representative Jeremy Wooldridge

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Committees

Recent Meetings

Date Committee Speaking Time
Oct. 2, 2026 Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) 157s
Aug. 5, 2026 — 350s
June 25, 2026 — 924s
June 18, 2026 ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee 162s
June 18, 2026 ALC - Hospital, Medicaid, & Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee 99s
June 15, 2026 ALC - Hospital, Medicaid, & Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee 104s
June 3, 2026 — 281s
May 28, 2026 Girls State 187s
May 21, 2026 — 727s
May 6, 2026 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate) 109s
April 27, 2026 — 5s
April 27, 2026 House Management 20s
April 15, 2026 JBC-Personnel 104s
April 1, 2026 Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) 289s
Feb. 17, 2026 Education - House Early Childhood Subcommittee 86s
Jan. 15, 2026 ALC - Administrative Rules 283s
Jan. 7, 2026 Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) 502s
Nov. 17, 2025 ALC - Game & Fish/State Police 203s
Oct. 8, 2025 Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) 76s
Oct. 8, 2025 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate) 93s
Aug. 6, 2025 Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) 126s
July 28, 2025 Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) 52s
April 16, 2025 — 807s
April 15, 2025 — 189s
April 15, 2025 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) 304s
April 15, 2025 Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) 1471s
April 15, 2025 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) 604s
April 14, 2025 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) 35s
April 14, 2025 — 237s
April 10, 2025 Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) 370s
April 9, 2025 — 635s
April 9, 2025 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) 244s
April 9, 2025 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) 67s
April 9, 2025 Insurance & Commerce (House) 185s
April 8, 2025 Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) 1447s
April 8, 2025 Education Committee (House) 1728s
April 7, 2025 Education Committee (House) 1361s
April 7, 2025 — 232s
April 7, 2025 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) 1132s
April 7, 2025 — 480s
April 7, 2025 Revenue & Taxation (House) 240s
April 3, 2025 Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) 2723s
April 3, 2025 — 191s
April 2, 2025 — 14s
April 2, 2025 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) 257s
April 2, 2025 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) 34s
April 1, 2025 Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) 512s
March 31, 2025 — 29s
March 31, 2025 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) 139s
March 20, 2025 Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) 977s

Recent Transcript Excerpts

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:33:03)

and we'll move those bills. Seeing no further business, we stand adjourned.

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:32:33)

I'm close for my bill. Make a motion. Do pass. That's a proper motion. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Congratulations, Representative. You passed your bill. Committee, any other bills on the agenda that need to be run today? Seeing none, I will encourage you all to continue to work through the deferred bills. We've got a long list of deferred bills. If you will, as you're ready to move those to active, reach out to staff, Ms. Shanice, Copy Representative Wardlaw, Chairman Wardlaw, and myself,

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:32:26)

Seeing none, anyone in the audience that would like to speak for or against the bill? Seeing no one, you're recognized to close for your bill.

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:31:28)

if you will identify yourself for the record and you will be recognized to run senate bill

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:30:56)

I'll give you a second. We've moved around the agenda. We want to make sure that committee members have an opportunity to check on that. All right,

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:31:11)

seeing none, we'll continue to work through the agenda. You're recognized to go to the end of the table.

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:30:25)

That's a proper motion. Any discussion on the motion? Yeah, Ms. Boak,

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:30:31)

seeing no further discussion, all those in favor say aye. Opposed? Congratulations, sir. We'll move that to interim study. Thank you. All right, members, we don't have anyone else that signed up for a particular bill. Is there anyone on the committee that has a bill on the regular agenda they would like to run today?

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:30:21)

making a motion to put that into interim study? Yes, I am.

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:28:43)

Representative Ladyman, you're recognized to go to

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:28:21)

And I'd be happy to take any questions. Any questions by the committee? Seeing none, is there anyone in the audience that would like to speak for or against the bill? Seeing no one, your representative,

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:28:35)

I make a motion and do pass. That's a proper motion. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Congratulations, you've passed your bill.

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:15:54)

I thought I was. Now I'm not sure that I am. but I know you said there's no appropriation with the fund, but you are requiring the establishment of the framework and all that

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:15:51)

Mr. Chair. So Representative Johnson, I just want to make sure I'm clear on this.

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (58:38)

this need to happen and maybe through an interim study or some process where we look at populations narrowly focused that we would want to move into the PASS system. To me, I agree with Representative Ladyman. I think it's too broad, it's too open-ended, and for that reason, I'm voting no, but open to discussion in the future. But thank you for bringing it. Representative Ladyman, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (58:33)

and thank you, Representative Pilkington, for bringing this bill. I think that definitely some conversations along

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (56:55)

Any additional questions by the committee? Seeing none, do we have anyone who has signed up to speak for or against the

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (50:58)

Right, so I guess my question to you would be then, is there a need for this bill? Because we've already introduced a bill to move that

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (49:56)

that you're not going to be able to provide the level of care or management needed that would need to be

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (49:51)

we did this now. Okay. One more follow-up, Mr. Chair. For DHS, is there populations that you're currently managing that you feel like

Bills Discussed

Bill Title Mentions
HB1592 TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. 17
HB1532 TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS RARE DISEASE ADVISORY COUNCIL. 14
HB1244 TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF FULL INDEPENDENT PRACTICE AUTHORITY BY A CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER OR CLINICAL … 13
HB1468 TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING CLAIMS AGAINST HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS, AND SUPPLIERS. 13
HB1588 TO REQUIRE APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SEEKS OR IMPLEMENTS AN EXPANSION OF COVERAGE … 13
SB187 TO AMEND THE COMPOSITION OF THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW BOARD TO INCLUDE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. 12
HB1566 TO REQUIRE ADOPTION OF A STATEWIDE PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM CORE CURRICULUM TO INCREASE CONSISTENCY IN PRACTICAL NURSING EDUCATION. 12
HB1270 TO ESTABLISH A PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE PILOT PROGRAM THROUGH A SECTION 1115 MEDICAID DEMONSTRATION WAIVER; AND TO DECLARE AN … 12
HB1543 TO ESTABLISH THE WORKFORCE EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES ACT OF 2025. 12
HB1032 TO BAN CONVERSION THERAPY. 11
HB1302 TO ADD DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY TO THE UNIVERSAL NEWBORN SCREENING ACT. 11
HB1132 TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; AND TO AMEND THE PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY OF AN … 11
HB1010 TO SET THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES. 11
HB1008 TO REQUIRE MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR POSTPARTUM MOTHERS FOR ONE YEAR AFTER GIVING BIRTH. 11
HB1029 TO SET THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SERVICES RELATED TO ADDICTION. 11
HB1013 TO PROTECT FERTILITY TREATMENT RIGHTS IN THIS STATE. 11
HB1012 TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO EXTEND ELIGIBILITY TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES. 11
HB1530 TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "SPECIALTY HOSPITAL" RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT FEE ON HOSPITALS UNDER THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM. 11
HB1011 TO CREATE THE RESTORE ROE ACT; AND TO RESTORE A WOMAN'S ACCESS TO ABORTION SERVICES. 11
SB168 TO ESTABLISH A STATE EXAMINATION FOR LICENSURE OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS. 11
HB1079 TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR GENETIC TESTING FOR AN INHERITED GENE MUTATION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS; AND TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED … 11
HB1582 TO REQUIRE CERTAIN ACTIONS AND ENCOURAGE CERTAIN ACTIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE DIVISION OF … 10
HB1429 TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY WHILE ENSURING QUALITY FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES PERFORMING MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE QUALITY … 10
HB1585 TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FROM LICENSURE AS A HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICE TO AN ENTITY THAT SOLELY PROVIDES THERAPY SERVICES THAT … 10
HB1004 TO REQUIRE MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR POSTPARTUM MOTHERS FOR ONE YEAR AFTER GIVING BIRTH. 10
HB1332 TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO EVALUATE CLAIMS FOR DIAGNOSES FREQUENCY OF OBESITY-RELATED CONDITIONS AND PRESENT THE COSTS. 9
HB1679 TO AMEND THE REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT; TO ALLOW CERTAIN CLASSES OF PERSONS TO REVOKE OR AMEND AN ANATOMICAL … 9
HB1723 TO AMEND INITIATED ACT 1 OF 2000, ALSO KNOWN AS THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS ACT; AND TO DIRECT THE ARKANSAS … 9
HB1164 TO ALLOW A PHYSICIAN OR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO OFFER COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS; AND TO MANDATE THAT INSURANCE POLICIES … 8
HB1653 TO SET STANDARDS FOR LICENSING AND REGULATION OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. 8

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